SA Rare Bird News Report - 16 September 2021
Trevor Hardaker
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
S O U T H E R N A F R I C A N R A R E B I R D N E W S R E P O R T | |||||||||
|
|
| |||||||
This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 16 September 2021.
Information has been gleaned from various websites, email groups as well as from individual observers who have passed on their sightings. This report cannot be taken as being totally comprehensive as it is based only on information made available at the time of writing. All bird sightings reported here are reported in good faith based on information as provided by the observers. Any inaccuracies are totally unintentional and the writer cannot be held liable for these.
None of the records included in this report have undergone any adjudication process with any of the subregion’s Rarities Committees, so inclusion in this report does not constitute any official confirmation of the particular record. Observers are still encouraged to make the necessary submissions accordingly.
For those who may have only joined the group recently and are interested in finding out what has been seen in the past, previous reports can be viewed at http://groups.google.co.za/group/sa-rarebirdnews |
| SARBN is proud to be associated with the following brands: | |||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
| |||||||
| |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
PLEASE CONSIDER FOLLOWING ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY CLICKING ON THE LINKED ICONS BELOW: | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
|
|
| ||||||
| |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Starting in the Western Cape, lingerers included the PINK-BACKED PELICAN still at Zeekoevlei yesterday, the juvenile STRIATED HERON still at Marina da Gama at -34.084, 18.478 on Tuesday and 3 AFRICAN PALM SWIFTS seen again at Dolphin Beach Pans yesterday afternoon while a rather bizarre record concerned a LONG-CRESTED EAGLE seen sitting on a lamp pole in Porterfield Road in Blouberg on Tuesday afternoon before flying off, not to be seen or reported again. Over on the Garden Route, LESSER STRIPED SWALLOWS were reported back at the bridge on the N2 over the Goukamma River near Sedgefield yesterday again. | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Striated Heron at Marina da Gama © Garret Skead | Striated Heron at Marina da Gama © Stanislav Novotny | ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
The Free State held on to the BAILLON’S CRAKE which was still on Lillydale farm outside Harrismith yesterday afternoon and attracting a fair bit of local interest. | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Baillon’s Crake outside Harrismith © Marc Freeman | Baillon’s Crake twitchers outside Harrismith © David Weaver | ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Across in Gauteng, the popular BAR-TAILED GODWIT was still present at Bronkhorstspruit Dam at -25.905, 28.678 today and also attracting a fair bit of local interest.
Over in the North-west Province, at least one SANDERLING was still present at Finfoot Lake Reserve on Vaalkop Dam late this afternoon. | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Bar-tailed Godwit at Bronkhorstspruit Dam © Johan van der Walt | Bar-tailed Godwit at Bronkhorstspruit Dam © Klaus Schmid | ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Up in Namibia, the mega ROSS’S TURACO was still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, until at least Tuesday while some delayed news has also been received of an adult EGYPTIAN VULTURE seen at Duineveld waterhole in Etosha National Park on 2 September. | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Egyptian Vulture in Etosha National Park © Karen Merrett | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
Ross’s Turaco twitchers at Taranga Safari Lodge © Gerda Welman | Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Wynand Sauerman | ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
And finally, in Mozambique, a PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER was found at a wetland near Bela Vista, south of Maputo, at -26.333, 32.682 on Tuesday. I’ve included 2 photos of the bird below, one with its wings raised, to show the rather interesting very dark grey axillaries on this bird. They are not quite jet black as one would expect in a Grey Plover, but nevertheless surprisingly dark and, at a distance, could easily be confused as a feature more pro a Grey Plover. | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Pacific Golden Plover near Bela Vista © James Hogg | Pacific Golden Plover near Bela Vista © James Hogg | ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Thank you to all observers who have contributed their records. Please continue to send through any reports of odd birds as well as continued updates on the presence of rarities already previously reported, no matter how mundane you think they may be. Even if you think someone else has probably sent in a report, rather send the report yourself as well. The only way to improve this service and to make it as useful as possible to everyone is if it can be as comprehensive as possible.
Kind regards Trevor | |||||||||
| |||||||||
TREVOR HARDAKER Cape Town, South Africa |
|
|
|
| |||||
| |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
